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Property Name: Sultan Qaboos Mosque
Inventory No: 968-24-1
Date of infill of the inventory form: 2009-08-24
Country (State party): Oman
Province: Muscat
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Geographic coordinates: 23° 35′ 1.3″ N
58° 23′ 20.14″ E
Historic Period: 21th century, 1st half
Year of Construction: 2002
Style: Contemporary
Original Use: Mosque
Current Use: Mosque
Architect: Unknown
Significance
Sultan Qaboos Mosque was built in 2002 as a result of a competition held in 1992. It is constructed on a raised platform which is the same in old Omani mosques. It can accommodate 20.000 worshippers. An institute of Islamic studies takes place on the south of the Mosque complex. The building which covers an area of 40.000 square meters was built from 300.000 tons of Indian sandstone. A distinguishing element of the mosque is the large hand-woven Persian carpet inside it. It has a 91.5 meters high minaret and four 45 meters high minarets.
Selection Criteria
vi. to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance
State of Preservation
This newly constructed contemporary mosque is in a good condition.
References
Webside of Ministry of Information, Sultanate of Oman, www.omanet.om